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Next stop for Taulia Tagovailoa after entering the transfer portal

By Ty Butler

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 14: Taulia Tagovailoa #5 of the Alabama Crimson Tide warms up before their game against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Williams-Brice Stadium on September 14, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 14: Taulia Tagovailoa #5 of the Alabama Crimson Tide warms up before their game against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Williams-Brice Stadium on September 14, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /
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TUSCALOOSA, AL – SEPTEMBER 22: Head Coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide yells during a timeout during a game against the Texas A&M Aggies at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 22, 2018 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The Crimson Tide defeated the Aggies 45-23. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
TUSCALOOSA, AL – SEPTEMBER 22: Head Coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide yells during a timeout during a game against the Texas A&M Aggies at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 22, 2018 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The Crimson Tide defeated the Aggies 45-23. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

Same conference, new options

I’m sure that Nick Saban isn’t too thrilled to lose his second Tagovailoa in one season, but the chance to fumble a talented sophomore quarterback to another SEC school would make it that much worse.

Realistically, I think that Taulia will want to move closer to his brother and play in a program where he is touted as the clear-cut starter. And when looking at the SEC, there’s really not a good fit for a combination of those preferences.

But I can’t read minds and there’s also a strong possibility that the sophomore quarterback will want to continue his collegiate career in the SEC.

And if does decide to do so, the likely prospect will probably be a program that lacks in the quarterback department. Ultimately, the decision to move to another highly publicized team will be risky, but it could prove to be useful.

Plus, a game against his former teammates and coaches would be a must-watch event.

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If this is the route that he chooses to go down, we may witness an iteration of the Jalen Hurts-Alabama matchup that we never got the chance to see.

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